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Question
What is a badland topography?
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Solution
A highly dissected land surface is known as badland. In sloping areas, gully erosion results in soil erosion. These gullies develop a ravine land a badland topography. This topography consists of ridges, earth pillars, ravines, escarpments, etc. This topography is found in Chambal Valley of Madhya Pradesh in India
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Match the column
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Granular disintegration | (i) causes feldspar to become a powdery mass |
| 2. Oxidation | (ii) is common in deserts |
| 3. Carbonation | (iii) is the simplest form of chemical weathering |
| 4. Hydration | (iv) mainly affects limestone regions |
| 5. Solution | (v) results in the rusting of iron |
Distinguish between the following pair
Granular disintegration and exfoliation
Give one example of rapid mass movement.
What is known as Sheet Wash?
Give a technical term for the following:
Disintegration or decomposition of rock.
On what factors does the weathering depend?
What do you understand by the following term:|
Carbonation
Give a geographical reason:
Temperature is the main factor behind granular weathering.
Give a geographical reason:
Slope is a major factor in mass wasting.
Which one of the following materials is affected by hydration process?
